Archives for
September 2012

From the masterminds behind the scary and viral "Take This Lollipop" video, Linkin Park's new music video for "Lost in the Echo" places your Facebook pictures into the storyline to personalize the tale for each viewer. "I think we’re at a turning poi...

First impressions are everything, but sometimes they creep up on you. As a job candidate, 86% of potential employers will look at your social profiles -- even if you don't explicitly share those links. While Facebook red-cup duty is common practice f...

They’re not in the same class of device, and they’re not serving the same buyer segments, but that doesn’t mean we can’t do a comparison video. The Galaxy S III and the Galaxy Note II share a common design lineage and a very similar software load, bu...

Facebook has stepped up its security on brand pages, working to remove fraudulent Likes caused by spambots, malware or fake account users. Most likely only less than 1% of any given Page's Likes will be removed, Facebook's blog announced. Facebook ha...

There could be a lot more notifications from Facebook on the way. The company's rolled out a beta version of a new notifications API, a tool for developers that lets all Facebook apps send notifications to users. This could open the floodgates to a p...

These twin baby girls just can't resist jammin' out to Dad's guitar, in unison. We wouldn't be surprised if we saw these two girls as full-on, popping-and-locking, Janet Jackson back-up dancers in the near future. But for now, they seem pretty happy ...

For a while now, we’ve been expecting the sixth-gen iPhone to sport a four-inch screen. Now, in a demo video commissioned by MacRumors, one graphic designer has shown exactly how important the expected additional screen real estate will be to iOS fan...

After an extended wait, Doctor Who kicks off its seventh season tonight on BBC America with a barn-burner of an episode, "Asylum of the Daleks." It's a tad surprising that Steven Moffat, Doctor Who's current show runner, would begin the season with a...

Think of all the things you could be doing instead of watching these loopy little animations. You could be working on your sci-fi novel. You could be calling your mom. You could be baking butter pecan cookies. SEE ALSO: Head Back to School -- IN GIF ...

Not everyone can be President of the United States, but now you can drink like one. The White House released its beer recipes Saturday, just days after a Reddit user made the request during President Obama's "Ask Me Anything." The POTUS' official res...

It can be tough to keep up with all the new apps released every week. But you’re in luck -- we take care of that for you, creating a roundup each weekend of our favorite new and updated apps. This week we found an app that will help you set and reach...

HOUSTON — NASA’s plans to send astronauts to an asteroid by 2025 moved 10 days closer to being a reality this week, even though the target of that mission has yet to be found in space. The agency’s Research and Technology Studies’ (RATS) 10-day simul...

Boy bands from across the globe dominated the Twitterverse this week. Twitpics from pop band One Direction and South Korean artists were hard to get away from with thousands of retweets reaching tens of millions of people. Our friends at Skylines too...

Alongside long security lineups and baggage fees, one of the biggest pet peeves associated with air travel is unpredictable temperatures on board planes. While the climate is freezing for her, it's way too hot for him. To remedy this, researchers at ...

The creators of mobile game Foldit are bringing scientists together to cure sepsis, also known as "blood poisoning." The condition causes one's entire body to be inflamed as a result of an infection. It is the immune system's response to bacteria in ...

Living in a city is all glitz and glam, but having to park your car in a garage is one of the downsides. But don't fret for long. If you head to Singapore, you can park your car in -- where else? -- your living room. Why? Because you and your Lamborg...

Eastwooding has taken over the interwebz -- and there are pictures to prove it. Fans of the meme posted photos of empty chairs alongside the hashtag #eastwooding, which was inspired by actor Clint Eastwood's ten-minute chat with a chair at the Republ...

If you've ever wanted to turn your life into a sci-fi flick, here's your shot. Grab your XBox Kinect and take some videos of your living space. Then use the site Kinect@Home to re-create your room into a 3D hologram image. The software stitches toget...

As we head into the long holiday weekend, our thoughts all turn to barbecues, beaches ... and gaming. If you're looking for great games to occupy your time this weekend, we've rounded up a great list that spans all platforms. We tried to get a good m...

Sharpen those mental skills -- researchers at China's Zhejiang University have made it possible to fly a quadrotor using your mind. Named Flying Buddy 2, the quadrotor doesn't run on fuel, but rather on your brainwaves. It uses an EEG headset to inte...

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